Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Introduction to the verb décapiter
The English translation of décapiter is “to behead.” It is pronounced as “dey-ka-pee-tay” in its infinitive form.
Décapiter comes from the Latin word “decapitare,” which means “to cut off the head.” It is a compound of the prefix “de-” meaning “down” and “caput” meaning “head.” In everyday French, décapiter is used to describe the act of cutting off someone’s head, usually as a form of execution.
In the Passé Antérieur tense, which is used to describe an action that happened in the past before another action, décapiter is conjugated as follows:
J’eus décapité
Tu eus décapité
Il/Elle eut décapité
Nous eûmes décapité
Vous eûtes décapité
Ils/Elles eurent décapité
Here are three simple examples of décapiter in the Passé Antérieur tense:
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L’empereur avait décapité tous ses ennemis avant que la rébellion ne commence.
Translation: The emperor had beheaded all his enemies before the rebellion started. -
Le bourreau eut décapité le condamné en un seul coup.
Translation: The executioner beheaded the condemned man in one blow. -
Les rebelles eurent décapité le roi et pris le contrôle du pays.
Translation: The rebels beheaded the king and took control of the country.
Table of the Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of décapiter
Pronoun | Conjugation | Short Example | English Translation |
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je | j’eus | J’eus décapité | I had beheaded |
tu | tu eus | Tu eus décapité | You had beheaded |
il | il eut | Il eut décapité | He had beheaded |
elle | elle eut | Elle eut décapité | She had beheaded |
on | on eut | On eut décapité | One had beheaded |
nous | nous eûmes | Nous eûmes décapité | We had beheaded |
vous | vous eûtes | Vous eûtes décapité | You had beheaded |
ils | ils eurent | Ils eurent décapité | They had beheaded |
elles | elles eurent | Elles eurent décapité | They had beheaded |
Other Conjugations for Décapiter.
Le Present (Present Tense) Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Imparfait (Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Simple (Simple Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Composé (Present Perfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Simple (Simple Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Futur Proche (Near Future) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Plus-que-parfait (Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter (this article)
Futur Antérieur (Future Anterior) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Présent (Subjunctive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Passé (Subjunctive Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Imparfait (Subjunctive Imperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Subjonctif Plus-que-parfait (Subjunctive Pluperfect) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Conditionnel Présent (Conditional Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
Conditionnel Passé (Conditional Past) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
L’impératif Présent (Imperative Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
L’infinitif Présent (Infinitive Present) Tense Conjugation of the French Verb décapiter
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Décapiter – About the French Passé Antérieur (Past Anterior) Tense
Formation of the Passé Antérieur
Common Usage Patterns
Literature
Historical Texts
Formal Writing
Interactions with Other Tenses
Passé Composé (Present Perfect)
Imparfait (Imperfect)
Futur Antérieur (Future Perfect)
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